Google+ Relevance CircleWhat people of "relevance" do we have in common? Care to share?This big shared circle contains my most "relevant" circles according to G+. It also only contains people/profiles who post publicly (Either occasionally or prolifically).Do you recognize others in the list? (I think the probability is high)As far as I know, the visual beside the "Add people" button below shows you the 8 people from this circle who are most "relevant" to you. Also, if you click that add people button, the list inside is also ordered by "relevance".Some people in this circle I know very well... others I haven't met at all (Besides interfacing with what they share publicly on G+) I'm curious, what circles do we share of high relevance? Give a few people shout outs! Let's have a random chat.You were likely notified of this post... I normally don't share to any of my specific circles, so as to avoid sending out unwanted notifications... But since I have you and your attention here... HELLO! Have we talked before? Why do you think I have you circled? What's of relevance for you? (Besides people on G+) If we do know each other... Have we been in touch lately? If not, let please catch up!﻿

Here is my one of my basic circles, I will share now with you. Have a look and add some of these unique profiles below probably to your +Google+ account as well. Take care, enjoy, behave, enrich & be kind. Please us all thereby easily, yourself of course included. None excluded at all & best. Thank you! I call this one OK Basic Circle (-; ﻿

This circle contains people who really are interesting and active people on Google Plus.If you would like to be included in the next Circle Share, you only have to do these simple steps:1 - Include me in your circles2 - Share the circle (Publicly)3 - Add +1 to the post.4 - Leave a comment if you like.I will thankful if you plus and share this circle!#publiccircle #circleshare #circlesharing #philadelphia #phoenix #san_antonio #san_diego #san_francisco #san_jose #seattle #tampa #washington #american_samoa #american_samoa #pago_pago #fiji #fiji #nadi #fiji #suva #argentina #argentina #buenos_aires #argentina #cordoba #argentina #iguaza #argentina #mendoza #argentina #rosaio #argentina #san_carlos_de_bariloche #bolivia #bolivia #cochabamba

This circle contains people who are very active on Google+.People in this Circle are top google+ engagers and great resharers. These are people that will share and re-post your circles and other content. This is a good circle to connect with each other and gain followers. I highly suggest adding each person in this Circle to your circles as they are likely to interact with you.If you want to continue or wish to get in the next version, please complete 1-4 below.INSTRUCTIONS1. Add me to your circles, if you haven't done so already.2. +1 this circle.3. Publicly share this circle to public, your circles and extended circles.4. Comment to inform me that you have done the above three things.#circleoftheday #manzini #tanzania #tanzania #east_london #george #oedspruit #kimberley #phalaborwa #pietermaritzburg #pietersburg #port_elizabeth #richards_bay #umtata #Circle #CircleShare #CircleSharing #Circles #CircleOfTheDay #SharedPublicCircles #SharedCircles #Engagers #SocialMedia #SharedCircle #OMG #Shared #EngagersCircle #Shares #makethemfight #NewYear #HappyNewYear2015 #PublicCi

Best engagers in G+@@@@@@@@@@@@@To get in my next circle pleaseshare any of my blog publicly my blog : http://video-r-viral.blogspot.inor http://lovely-images-girls.blogspot.in@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@RegardsLinda﻿

If you received the notice you are in this circle, then well done.If you would like to be included in the next Circle Share, you only have to do these simple steps:1 - Include me in your circles (If you haven't already)2 - Share the circle (Publicly) - (cc) me in the comments on the share and I can add you to the next circle immediately. Otherwise I may not notice your activity!3 - Add +1 to the post.4 - Leave a comment if you like.5 - Add the circle or just check it out.Follow your dreams, Share and Be Shared.More you share more you get! :)Thanks!﻿#circles #Botswana #krabi #thailand #phuket #vietnam #vietnam #hanoi #vietnam #ho_chi_minh_city #ahrain #iran #iran #tehran #iraq #iraq #baghdad #iraq #basra #israel #israel #tel_aviv #jordan #jordan #amman #kuwait #lebanon #lebanon #beirut #oman #oman #muscat #qatar #qatar #doha #saudi_arabia

In this #Circle are Wonderful people with Interesting posts, You Must Have Them in Your Circles ...If You recieve this message You are included in #circle !!!To get in, and to ensure you stay in this #circle you need to do the following:1. Add me +Aijaz ahmed in your circles...!!!2. Plus this post...!!! 3. Publicly share this circle...!!!4. Leave a comment on this circle so I know you have done the four steps above...!!!@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@+SEO Aijaz ﻿

Welcome to this circle share!Want to be featured in my next circle share?1. +1, reshare, and add me2. Comment do I do not forget you #circleshare #circle #circle4circle #circleshared #circlesharefriday #share4share #sharecircles ﻿

Hey! Be sure to add these people in this technology circle. 1st time doing this... #circleshare #technology #googlecircleshare These people are ideal for tech enthusiasts.Want to be included in my circle share?1. Add me to your circles2. +1, reshare, and comment on this circle sharePeople who comment will be featured in my next circle share!﻿

*If You recieve this message You are included in circle !!!To get in, and to ensure you stay in #thebestfriends circle you need to do the following:1. Include me in your circles...!!!2. Add the circle if you can, if not try again later.3. Plus this post...!!4. Publicly share this circle...!!5. Leave a comment on this circle so I know you have done the three steps above...!!!*#photography #circlesharingforthepeopleplc #sharedcircles #sharedpubliccircles #sharedcircleoftheday #Japan #Jersey #Jordan #Kazakhstan #Kenya #Kiribati #Latvia #Lebanon #Lesotho #Liberia #Libyan #Arab #Jamahiriya #Liechtenstein #Lithuania #Luxembourg #Macao #Macedonia #Madagascar #Malawi #Malaysia #Maldives #Mali #Malta #Marshall #Islands #Martinique #Mauritania #Mauritius #Monaco

Hi friend, i just find friend in here, i want more friend for sharing and more, please help me to growth here :)??????????????????????????HERE'S OF MY SHARED PUBLIC CIRCLE??????????????????????????Hope that you have been having a great week on Google+. Thank you for sharing and promoting this and for connecting up with all the great accounts I have included. Great With This Cilcle!!, Boost your visibility on Google+ - Share the circle!Boost your visibility on Google+ - Share the circle!To be added to the Circle you have to do these simple steps:1 Include me in your circles2 Click add people and create your circle3 +1 this circle4 Publicly share this circle to public, your circles and extended circles. ( dont forget share the circle and include yourself )5 If possible, leave a comment on this circle so I know you have done the three steps above (I say "if possible" as my circle comments more often than not hit the 500 comment limit).6 So I can easily find your share, always publicly share my original shared circle. You'll know if you're sharing the original one because you won't see "Jason Levy originally shared" above here. If you do see it, click on "originally shared" and it will bring you to this post.Tags#CircleShare#CircleSharing#CircleOfTheDay#Share#Shared#SharedCircles#Engagers#SocialMedia#ShareCircle#ADD#EngagersCircle#Google#SharedPublicCircles#Google+#Marketing#SharedCircleOfTheDay#SocialMediaMarketing#Blogging#Friends#ShareCircles#sharedcircles #sharingcircles #sharedpubliccircles #shared

Start of my "Google must be better place campaign". Week one: This post. People currently working for Google. 114 Google's Google+ profiles to add - people actually working for Google company.Week 2: Shared circle two: More 100 Google employees next week.Week 3: I will show you how to work with google webspam team to aviod problems in Google Webmaster Tools - the right way, tools and tactics.Week 4: Ethics of non-natural links problems in GWT and communication with google webspam team in Google Webmaster Tools.If you want to receive notifications from me, add me in separate circle and switch on notifications for this circle.Happy Holidays! #worksatgoogle #googleteam #googleemployees﻿

TOP Team AG Friends Circle Christmas Day 00✻.•*˚ ❄•*˚❆ .•*˚ * ✶. • * ˚❅ *★. • *˚ ✻•*˚ ❄•*˚❆ .•*˚ * ✶.•*˚ * ✶☆.¸¸.•*¨*••.¸¸.☆.¸¸.•*¨*••.¸¸.☆¸.•*¨*.☆.¸¸.•*¨*••.¸¸.☆.¸¸.•*¨*••.¸¸.☆★★★●●►★ MERRY CHRISTMAS FRIENDS ★◄●●★★★ ☆.¸¸.•*¨*••.¸¸.☆.¸¸.•*¨*••.¸¸.☆¸.•*¨*.☆.¸¸.•*¨*••.¸¸.☆.¸¸.•*¨*••.¸¸.☆✻.•*˚ ❄•*˚❆ .•*˚ * ✶. • * ˚❅ *★. • *˚ ✻•*˚ ❄•*˚❆ .•*˚ * ✶.•*˚ * ✶#merrychristmas ﻿Hey my friends. Good morning/evening to all! Circle brings together nice and interesting peopleIf you want to be a part of my best shared circles, this is the circle, you may want to add and share circle.Share The Circle And Boost Your Visibility On G+1. Add us to your circles, if you haven't done so already2. +1 this circle3. Publicly share this circle to public, your circles and extended circles.4. If possible, leave a comment on this circle so we know you have done the three steps above.Please make sure you do it on the original post or I won't notice it More you share more you get!Hi everybody, here is the circle of Circle AG. They have made it to the Loyal FollowersCircle without getting tired of spreading.AG Circle contains highly active membersof GooglePlus. If you want to engage with most activemembers you should ADD this circle.I would love to thank to each and every person who have joined the ride with us.Thank you very much! Iappreciate your dedication and hard work.I don't wish to offend anyone on the internet, so if you would like to be removed from my shared circles, please send me a private message and I won't share your profile in the future. The only way being shared will affect you is that you will get notifications that people have added you. You are under no obligation to add them back to your circles. If you don't add them back, they will most likely remove you from their circles after some time.﻿#circle #circleshare #circlesharing #circles #sharedcircles #sharedpubliccircles #sharedcircleoftheday #shared ﻿

Hey my friends. Good morning/evening to all! Circle brings together nice and interesting peopleIf you want to be a part of my best shared circles, this is the circle, you may want to add and share circle.Share The Circle And Boost Your Visibility On G+1. Add us to your circles, if you haven't done so already2. +1 this circle3. Publicly share this circle to public, your circles and extended circles.4. If possible, leave a comment on this circle so we know you have done the three steps above.Please make sure you do it on the original post or I won't notice it More you share more you get!#circleoftheday #circleoftheweek #circleoftheday #topofthecircle #howtoenlargecircle #enlargecircle #thursdaycircle #share #weekendcircle #weekend #weekendfun #circles #circleyoushare #publiccircle #sharedcircles #addcircle #sharedpubliccircles #circleshare #publicsharedcircles #circleoftheweek #circlesharing #sharedcircle #circleshare #circle #googleplus #google #thankyou ﻿

Top Team AG Friends Circle ABHey my friends. Good morning/evening to all! Circle brings together nice and interesting peopleIf you want to be a part of my best shared circles, this is the circle, you may want to add and share circle.Share The Circle And Boost Your Visibility On G+1. Add us to your circles, if you haven't done so already2. +1 this circle3. Publicly share this circle to public, your circles and extended circles.4. If possible, leave a comment on this circle so we know you have done the three steps above.Please make sure you do it on the original post or I won't notice it More you share more you get!Hi everybody, here is the circle AG Friends They have made it to the Loyal FollowersCircle without getting tired of spreading.AG Circle friends contains highly active membersof GooglePlus. If you want to engage with most activemembers you should ADD this circle.I would love to thank to each and every person who have joined the ride with us.Thank you very much! Iappreciate your dedication and hard work.I don't wish to offend anyone on the internet, so if you would like to be removed from my shared circles, please send me a private message and I won't share your profile in the future. The only way being shared will affect you is that you will get notifications that people have added you. You are under no obligation to add them back to your circles. If you don't add them back, they will most likely remove you from their circles after some time.﻿#circle #circleshare #circlesharing #circles #sharedcircles #sharedpubliccircles #sharedcircleoftheday #shared ﻿

Top AG Communicators Circle 03/ABHey my friends. Good morning/evening to all! Circle brings together nice and interesting peopleIf you want to be a part of my best shared circles, this is the circle, you may want to add and share circle.Share The Circle And Boost Your Visibility On G+1. Add us to your circles, if you haven't done so already2. +1 this circle3. Publicly share this circle to public, your circles and extended circles.4. If possible, leave a comment on this circle so we know you have done the three steps above.Please make sure you do it on the original post or I won't notice it More you share more you get!Hi everybody, here is the circle of Top 1 Communicators Circle AG. They have made it to the Loyal FollowersCircle without getting tired of spreading.Top 1 Communicators AG Circle contains highly active membersof GooglePlus. If you want to engage with most activemembers you should ADD this circle.I would love to thank to each and every person who have joined the ride with us.Thank you very much! Iappreciate your dedication and hard work.I don't wish to offend anyone on the internet, so if you would like to be removed from my shared circles, please send me a private message and I won't share your profile in the future. The only way being shared will affect you is that you will get notifications that people have added you. You are under no obligation to add them back to your circles. If you don't add them back, they will most likely remove you from their circles after some time.﻿#circle #circleshare #circlesharing #circles ﻿

ABRAHAM LINCOLN CircleI’m honored to have all these fantastic people inside this historic circle! People inside the Abraham Lincoln circle are top active and first class google+ engagers and help you to supercharge your google+ network with historic themes.So add them to your circles!Fairy tale circles have now changed into historic themed circles. So let's make a small journey into the past and enlarge our google+ engagement with some amazing,cruel & beautiful people from the past.If you want to be included in the next historic circle,only make this:1. Add me to your circles ,if you haven’t done already2. Plus & share this circle in public3. Leave a comment ! This is my newest circle with historic theme, andhave many of the best sharers,plussers ,commenters inside.Abraham Lincoln is the following circle ofGenghis Khan circle https://plus.google.com/105504986616264844148/posts/2hHZBxUGA8TJoin my Amazing pictures & circles community to have a better chance to be included in the next historic circle!https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/112292135394281939428Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis.[1][2] In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.Reared in a poor family on the western frontier, Lincoln was a self-educated lawyer in Illinois, a Whig Party leader, state legislator during the 1830s, and a one-term member of the Congress during the 1840s. He promoted rapid modernization of the economy through banks, canals, railroads and tariffs to encourage the building of factories; he opposed the war with Mexico in 1846. After a series of highly publicized debates in 1858, during which Lincoln spoke out against the expansion of slavery, he lost the U.S. Senate race to his archrival, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas.Lincoln, a moderate from a swing state, secured the Republican Party presidential nomination in 1860. With very little support in the slave states, Lincoln swept the North and was elected president in 1860. His election prompted seven southern slave states to form the Confederacy before he took the office. No compromise or reconciliation was found regarding slavery.When the North enthusiastically rallied behind the Union after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, Lincoln concentrated on the military and political dimensions of the war effort. His primary goal was to reunite the nation. He unilaterally suspended habeas corpus, arresting and temporarily detaining thousands holding secessionist or anti-war views in the border states without trial, ignoring the ruling by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice that such suspension was unconstitutional (unless done by Congress). Lincoln averted potential British intervention by defusing the Trent Affair in late 1861. His complex moves toward ending slavery centered on the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, using the Army to protect escaped slaves, encouraging the border states to outlaw slavery, and helping push through Congress the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which permanently outlawed slavery. Lincoln closely supervised the war effort, especially the selection of top generals, including his most successful general Ulysses S. Grant. He made the major decisions on Union war strategy. Lincoln's Navy set up a naval blockade that shut down the South's normal trade, he

A share of this circle within the public space will be appreciated as these are truly a great flock of influential and helpful folk, and the more places their profiles are found, the better the GOOGLESPHERE will become.A circle of people who are known and trusted for their advice and help in getting things done here in the Google sphere.If you are stuck and need some advice this is the team that can help you solve your problem. These folk are all friendly, and active within the PLUSOSPHEREAdd this circle to your profile for a bunch of friendly and helpful advice on ALL THINGS GOOGLE with a very clear and distinct flavor of Google plus as the best social media platform to use for either social or business.PS you will not be added to this circle unless I have made personal use of a tip or advice that you have offered within your personal or business profile. this is not a free for all circle, but a curated circle of those who have helped me, either knowingly or unknowingly with their public posts being the source of the help I used.﻿

Hope that you have been having a great week on Google+. Thank you for sharing and promoting this and for connecting up with all the great accounts I have included. Great With This Cilcle!!, And Please..Boost your visibility on Google+ - Share the circle!Boost your visibility on Google+ - Share the circle!To be added to the Circle you have to do these simple steps, and get more friend and circle on +Google+ :» Include me in your circles» Click add people and create your circle» +1 this circle» Publicly share this circle to public, your circles and extended circles. ( share the circle and include yourself )» If possible, leave a comment on this circle so I know you have done the three steps above (I say "if possible" as my circle comments more often than not hit the 500 comment limit).» So I can easily find your share, always publicly share my original shared circle. #circle #circleshare #circlesharing #circles #circleoftheday #circlemeup #circlemenow #bestcircle #bestcircleshare #megacircle #bigcircle #bigcircleshare #funnyvideo #funnyvideos #funnyvideosyoutube #funnyvideoclips #funnyvideooftheday #circle #circleshare #circlesharing #circleshared #share #sharedcircles #sharedcircleoftheday #engagers #engagerscircle #engagerspeople

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You know the sensation of weightlessness you get from the drop of a roller coaster. Well, you don't get much of that jumping out of an airplane because the high airspeed causes you to feel pressure the moment you step out. A helicopter, however, can go very slow so when you jump it's like falling through space.﻿

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From the earliest days of Google, whenever Larry and I sought inspiration for vision and leadership, we needed to look no farther than Cupertino. Steve, your passion for excellence is felt by anyone who has ever touched an Apple product (including the macbook I am writing this on right now). And I have witnessed it in person the few times we have met.

On behalf of all of us at Google and more broadly in technology, you will be missed very much. My condolences to family, friends, and colleagues at Apple.﻿

We have news -- we’re excited to be joining Google[x], Google’s moonshot factory. We will continue to sell our Liftware system, and Google will enable us to reach even more people living with Parkinson’s or essential tremor who could benefit from using tremor-canceling devices every day.﻿___I'm very excited to welcome Lift to Google[x].

You know the sensation of weightlessness you get from the drop of a roller coaster. Well, you don't get much of that jumping out of an airplane because the high airspeed causes you to feel pressure the moment you step out. A helicopter, however, can go very slow so when you jump it's like falling through space.﻿

Freefall!

You know the sensation of weightlessness you get from the drop of a roller coaster. Well, you don't get much of that jumping out of an airplane because the high airspeed causes you to feel pressure the moment you step out. A helicopter, however, can go very slow so when you jump it's like falling through space.﻿___

Last year we showed Glass to the world for the first time - we jumped out of airships, crashed New York Fashion Week and even took a ride on the subway. It’s been an exhilarating journey so far and there’s a lot more to come, but we can’t go it alone. We’re developing new technology that is designed to be unobtrusive and liberating, and so far we’ve only scratched the surface of the true potential of Glass.

Now we want you to get involved and that’s why today we’re expanding our Glass Explorer Program. We’re looking for bold, creative individuals who want to join us and be a part of shaping the future of Glass. Glass is still in the early stages, so we expect there will be some twists and turns along the way. While we can’t promise everything will be perfect, we can promise it will be exciting.

We’d love to make everyone a Glass Explorer, but we’re starting a bit smaller. So, if you want to be one of the first Explorers, go to www.google.com/glass/start/how-to-get-one to find out how.

I had a blast today testing out a new kiteboat with my friend +Don Montague. It was amazing to go ~2.5x wind speed. But what topped it off was catching an actual green flash at the end of the day with the sun setting right behind the golden gate bridge. I thought I had seen them before kinda sorta but this was really bright saturated no-question-about-it green.﻿

I had a blast today testing out a new kiteboat with my friend +Don Montague. It was amazing to go ~2.5x wind speed. But what topped it off was catching an actual green flash at the end of the day with the sun setting right behind the golden gate bridge. I thought I had seen them before kinda sorta but this was really bright saturated no-question-about-it green.﻿___

No place in the world has made me consider my place in the universe like Jellyfish Lake. Millions of creatures all drifting seemingly aimlessly, searching for light, for the energy to spawn so generations of their offspring may do the same years later. I take a small breath, sink toward the bottom, watching them in wonder and think are we really so different?﻿

No place in the world has made me consider my place in the universe like Jellyfish Lake. Millions of creatures all drifting seemingly aimlessly, searching for light, for the energy to spawn so generations of their offspring may do the same years later. I take a small breath, sink toward the bottom, watching them in wonder and think are we really so different?﻿___

Lady Ada Lovelace, born nearly two centuries ago on December 10, 1815, is considered by some to be the world’s first computer programmer. In 1843, she published the first algorithm intended for use on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine. Nearly a century before the first computers were built, Ada envisaged a day when a single machine would be capable of a myriad of tasks, limited only by the creativity of its programmer.

Today we're celebrating Ada's prophetic vision for computing with a doodle on homepages worldwide. We hope today's doodle inspires people to find out more about Ada, and about the contributions made by women in general to science and technology. Read more: http://goo.gl/zL9Ar﻿___Check out today's Google Doodle celebrating Lady Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer. I found the linked blog post fascinating.

Don't miss today's solar eclipse. I took the one below a couple years back on Hao atoll. It's very spectacular in person if you around Cairns right now but if not you can catch a live stream online. It's about 5 minutes to totality at many sites.﻿

Don't miss today's solar eclipse. I took the one below a couple years back on Hao atoll. It's very spectacular in person if you around Cairns right now but if not you can catch a live stream online. It's about 5 minutes to totality at many sites.﻿___

I must confess, I am dreading today's elections.Not because of who might win or lose.Not because as a Californian, my vote for President will count 1/3 as much as an Alaskan (actually it won't matter at all -- I'm not in a swing state).Not because my vote for Senate will count 1/50 as much as an Alaskan.

But because no matter what the outcome, our government will still be a giant bonfire of partisanship. It is ironic since whenever I have met with our elected officials they are invariably thoughtful, well-meaning people. And yet collectively 90% of their effort seems to be focused on how to stick it to the other party.

So my plea to the victors -- whoever they might be: please withdraw from your respective parties and govern as independents in name and in spirit. It is probably the biggest contribution you can make to the country.

I must confess, I am dreading today's elections.Not because of who might win or lose.Not because as a Californian, my vote for President will count 1/3 as much as an Alaskan (actually it won't matter at all -- I'm not in a swing state).Not because my vote for Senate will count 1/50 as much as an Alaskan.

But because no matter what the outcome, our government will still be a giant bonfire of partisanship. It is ironic since whenever I have met with our elected officials they are invariably thoughtful, well-meaning people. And yet collectively 90% of their effort seems to be focused on how to stick it to the other party.

So my plea to the victors -- whoever they might be: please withdraw from your respective parties and govern as independents in name and in spirit. It is probably the biggest contribution you can make to the country.

Nothing is quite like swimming with a humpback whale. Believe it or not, this is a baby! Despite our language (and culture and species) barrier, her intelligence and playfulness shone through right away. As I snorkled at the surface, she came up every minute or two to take a breath (the adults only breathe every 15 minutes or so). Each time, she got closer and closer until she was almost tackling me. In those precious few moments, I felt I really formed a connection with this beautiful creature. I will never forget the experience.

As an aside, this photo and many other spectacular ones were almost lost altogether when in haste I later jumped in the water and didn't properly close one latch on the camera case. After many hours of drying, stressing, and stitching files together I managed to recover all the photos. So don't be foolish like me ... back up your photos after every outing.... more »

Nothing is quite like swimming with a humpback whale. Believe it or not, this is a baby! Despite our language (and culture and species) barrier, her intelligence and playfulness shone through right away. As I snorkled at the surface, she came up every minute or two to take a breath (the adults only breathe every 15 minutes or so). Each time, she got closer and closer until she was almost tackling me. In those precious few moments, I felt I really formed a connection with this beautiful creature. I will never forget the experience.

As an aside, this photo and many other spectacular ones were almost lost altogether when in haste I later jumped in the water and didn't properly close one latch on the camera case. After many hours of drying, stressing, and stitching files together I managed to recover all the photos. So don't be foolish like me ... back up your photos after every outing.

Thanks to +Eric Cheng and +Tony Wu for encouraging me to make this journey to the Vava'u island group.﻿___

A nurse shark in the Bahamas swims toward the light. While they are generally harmless, I have seen them get curious about humans before and come in for a sniff. Perhaps foolish but my first impulse when I see a creature such as this is to grab my camera and jump in the water.﻿

A nurse shark in the Bahamas swims toward the light. While they are generally harmless, I have seen them get curious about humans before and come in for a sniff. Perhaps foolish but my first impulse when I see a creature such as this is to grab my camera and jump in the water.﻿___

If Hitchcock's movie scared you, don't be afraid. Frigate birds are harmless except of course for the occasional dropping. Nonetheless, they along with other bird species can be an overwhelming sight at relatively untouched sanctuaries such as this one on Isla Genovesa in the Galapagos. Though it looks upside down, I shot this pretty much straight up from under a cliff overhang while dodging those little white bombs raining down.﻿

If Hitchcock's movie scared you, don't be afraid. Frigate birds are harmless except of course for the occasional dropping. Nonetheless, they along with other bird species can be an overwhelming sight at relatively untouched sanctuaries such as this one on Isla Genovesa in the Galapagos. Though it looks upside down, I shot this pretty much straight up from under a cliff overhang while dodging those little white bombs raining down.﻿___

It was a blast to work with +DVF on her latest show at New York Fashion Week. Glass looked great on the runway and I'm very proud of the resulting #DVFthroughGlass video -- the first shot entirely through Glass (all the aerial footage of our skydiving video was also through Glass but some of the ground based footage was filmed conventionally).

+Project Glass has been making great progress. I know many of you are interested in some of the functionality in addition to the camera. It is a bit trickier to demonstrate online because it is hard to convey the feeling of wearing it -- light and out of the way and yet so easy to see. Nevertheless, we are excited to share it with you so please stay tuned.

Good thing I practiced my runway strut ... ;)

Celebrated fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg tried on Glass for the first time a few months ago at a conference that she attended with Sergey Brin. She immediately loved it and they agreed to bring Glass to New York Fashion Week. Diane is a champion for innovation and effortless design, so it’s unsurprising that Glass fit seamlessly into her production. In the week leading up to her Spring 2013 show in New York, and during the show itself, everyone from stylists and models to Diane herself used Glass to capture never-before-seen footage of the creative process. This is the first time any video has been shot entirely through Glass and we’re so excited to be able to share it with you. #DVFthroughGlass ﻿___It was a blast to work with +DVF on her latest show at New York Fashion Week. Glass looked great on the runway and I'm very proud of the resulting #DVFthroughGlass video -- the first shot entirely through Glass (all the aerial footage of our skydiving video was also through Glass but some of the ground based footage was filmed conventionally).

+Project Glass has been making great progress. I know many of you are interested in some of the functionality in addition to the camera. It is a bit trickier to demonstrate online because it is hard to convey the feeling of wearing it -- light and out of the way and yet so easy to see. Nevertheless, we are excited to share it with you so please stay tuned.

There was shock, if no real surprise, at the verdict against Pussy Riot on Friday. Despite whispers of leniency, I never doubted that a conviction and prison term would result. Not because they violated anything in the Criminal Code, which, as of this writing, is still freely available on the Internet. No, Pussy Riot's actions were hateful toward religion only in breaking the First Commandment of today's Russia, "Thou shalt not take Putin's name in vain." ...﻿

If you haven't followed the Pussy Riot "trial" in Russia, I recommend you read Garry Kasparov's eye opening account of the state of freedom of expression under Putin.

There was shock, if no real surprise, at the verdict against Pussy Riot on Friday. Despite whispers of leniency, I never doubted that a conviction and prison term would result. Not because they violated anything in the Criminal Code, which, as of this writing, is still freely available on the Internet. No, Pussy Riot's actions were hateful toward religion only in breaking the First Commandment of today's Russia, "Thou shalt not take Putin's name in vain." ...﻿___

It is hard to appreciate how vast this world is until you travel to a remote corner and watch your wings take off without you. I was lucky to catch this shot when the plane I had just been on flew off to escape just before sunset.

If you have travelled somewhere remote, how did you feel when your transportation left you?﻿

It is hard to appreciate how vast this world is until you travel to a remote corner and watch your wings take off without you. I was lucky to catch this shot when the plane I had just been on flew off to escape just before sunset.

If you have travelled somewhere remote, how did you feel when your transportation left you?﻿___

We had an amazing time putting together the demo that we did for Glass today at Google I/O. The video below from some of our testing really captures the feeling of freedom that our project aspires to. The aerial footage was captured on Glass. The higher fidelity footage was recorded locally on the device whereas the hangouts were live streamed at a much lower resolution because of the challenges of networking a skydiver inflight. Because we were unable to get regular wifi (which is built into Glass) to work under those conditions, we had to use extra networking gear which was tethered via usb to the device (and also provided extra battery for long days of testing).

We got very lucky today in that everything went off so seamlessly. But since we have received so much interest in this demo, we are going to push our luck. For those people who did not happen to catch it, there is nothing like seein... more »

We are always pushing the limits of our technology, and Project Glass is no exception. It is designed to help you live in the moment -- even when you’re falling from the sky.

We’re still in early development days, but at Google I/O this morning we wanted to do a product demo in a way we’d never tried before. We worked with some of the world’s top athletes, combined skydiving and mountain biking, and shared the experience -- through their eyes -- with the world.

If you missed it, we’d love you to be able to see how we put this together, so tune in live tomorrow (weather permitting!) at roughly 11am at https://developers.google.com/events/io/ to check it out.

And you may just catch another Hangout in Air.

#projectglass #io12 #skydiving ﻿___We had an amazing time putting together the demo that we did for Glass today at Google I/O. The video below from some of our testing really captures the feeling of freedom that our project aspires to. The aerial footage was captured on Glass. The higher fidelity footage was recorded locally on the device whereas the hangouts were live streamed at a much lower resolution because of the challenges of networking a skydiver inflight. Because we were unable to get regular wifi (which is built into Glass) to work under those conditions, we had to use extra networking gear which was tethered via usb to the device (and also provided extra battery for long days of testing).

We got very lucky today in that everything went off so seamlessly. But since we have received so much interest in this demo, we are going to push our luck. For those people who did not happen to catch it, there is nothing like seeing it live. We are planning to walk everyone through the demo tomorrow and if the stars align you'll get to see some amazing action over San Francisco. Tune in right around 11am to the I/O live stream.

A few weeks ago, the President of Turkey visited Google. When we showed him one of our self driving cars, he was so excited that he and his wife jumped in for an impromptu test drive. Here we are on 101 with +Sebastian Thrun at the wheel (so to speak). On the right +Anthony Levandowski is holding a laptop which shows us what the car is "seeing" with its laser scanner.

This photo is a highlight for Google X because it combines two of our main projects -- self driving cars and +Project Glass (worn by Sebastian and used by me to take the shot). Thanks to the Secret Service for having a sense of humor about the last minute jaunt.﻿

A few weeks ago, the President of Turkey visited Google. When we showed him one of our self driving cars, he was so excited that he and his wife jumped in for an impromptu test drive. Here we are on 101 with +Sebastian Thrun at the wheel (so to speak). On the right +Anthony Levandowski is holding a laptop which shows us what the car is "seeing" with its laser scanner.

This photo is a highlight for Google X because it combines two of our main projects -- self driving cars and +Project Glass (worn by Sebastian and used by me to take the shot). Thanks to the Secret Service for having a sense of humor about the last minute jaunt.﻿___

The International Space Station Expedition 31 crew successfully captured the +SpaceX #Dragon capsule with the station’s robotic arm at 9:56 AM EDT. The feat came 3 days, 6 hours, 11minutes and 23 seconds after the mission’s launch. The station was 251 miles over northwest Australia when capture occurred.﻿___Congratulations +SpaceX !!!

This year has offered a lot of new cameras for photo enthusiasts. One of my favorites -- the new Sony NEX-7 packs great image quality in a package far smaller than the typical DSLR. Even with the mondo 18-200 lens, I was able to take this on a ski trip that I would not have brought a full size camera. I came back with a lot of stunning sharp 24 megapixel images. This is one of my favorites.﻿

This year has offered a lot of new cameras for photo enthusiasts. One of my favorites -- the new Sony NEX-7 packs great image quality in a package far smaller than the typical DSLR. Even with the mondo 18-200 lens, I was able to take this on a ski trip that I would not have brought a full size camera. I came back with a lot of stunning sharp 24 megapixel images. This is one of my favorites.﻿___

I believe the internet has been one of the greatest forces for good in the world over the past quarter century. So when the Guardian requested that I speak to them over the past few months about internet freedom, I decided it was important to participate.

I think the article is a pretty good read but is a short summary of a long discussion. My thoughts got particularly distorted in the secondary coverage in a way that distracts from my central tenets so I think they are worth clarifying here.

Today, the primary threat by far to internet freedom is government filtering of political dissent. This has been far more effective than I ever imagined possible across a number of nations. In addition, other countries such as the US have come close to adopting very similar techniques in order... more »

I believe the internet has been one of the greatest forces for good in the world over the past quarter century. So when the Guardian requested that I speak to them over the past few months about internet freedom, I decided it was important to participate.

I think the article is a pretty good read but is a short summary of a long discussion. My thoughts got particularly distorted in the secondary coverage in a way that distracts from my central tenets so I think they are worth clarifying here.

Today, the primary threat by far to internet freedom is government filtering of political dissent. This has been far more effective than I ever imagined possible across a number of nations. In addition, other countries such as the US have come close to adopting very similar techniques in order to combat piracy and other vices. I believe these efforts have been misguided and dangerous.

Lastly in the interview came the subject of digital ecosystems that are not as open as the web itself and I think this portion has led to some misunderstanding of my views. So to clarify, I certainly do not think this issue is on a par with government based censorship. Moreover, I have much admiration for two of the companies we discussed -- Apple and Facebook. I have always admired Apple’s products. In fact, I am writing this post on an Imac and using an Apple keyboard I have cherished for the past seven years. Likewise, Facebook has helped to connect hundreds of millions of people, has been a key tool for political expression and has been instrumental to the Arab Spring. Both have made key contributions to the free flow of information around the world.

So what was my concern and what about Google for that matter?I became an entrepreneur during the 90’s, the boom time of what you might now call Web 1.0. Yahoo created a directory of all the sites they could find without asking anyone for permission. Ebay quickly became the largest auction company in the world without having to pay a portion of revenue to any ISP. Paypal became the most successful payment company and Amazon soared in e-commerce also without such tolls or any particular company’s permission.

Today, starting such a service would entail navigating a number of new tollbooths and gatekeepers. If you are interested in this issue I recommend you read http://futureoftheinternet.org/ by +Jonathan Zittrain. While openness is a core value at Google, there are a number of areas where we can improve too (as the book outlines).

But regardless of how you feel about digital ecosystems or about Google, please do not take the free and open internet for granted from government intervention. To the extent that free flow of information threatens the powerful, those in power will seek to suppress it.﻿___

I'm very excited to share with you a little bit about another project I have been working on -- Project Glass. We believe that by bringing technology closer, we can get it more out of the way.

We think technology should work for you—to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don’t.

A group of us from Google[x] started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment. We’re sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input. So we took a few design photos to show what this technology could look like and created a video to demonstrate what it might enable you to do.

Please follow along as we share some of our ideas and stories. We’d love to hear yours, too. What would you like to see from Project Glass?

+Babak Parviz +Steve Lee +Sebastian Thrun﻿___I'm very excited to share with you a little bit about another project I have been working on -- Project Glass. We believe that by bringing technology closer, we can get it more out of the way.

On a side note, I got a chance to learn how to do donuts for the video (the first set you see was really me driving) and it was a blast.

We spend a lot of time at Google trying to answer "What ifs?" What if you could find any info you need, the instant you need it? Google Search. What if you could view some of the world’s most renowned art online? The Art Project. And what if you built a self-driving car capable of navigating a track at speeds upwards of 200mph while surrounded by other cars? Our answer to that last one is Google Racing, a partnership with NASCAR to design and build autonomous stock cars. Find out more at google.com/racing.﻿___Check out our latest self-driving endeavor below.

On a side note, I got a chance to learn how to do donuts for the video (the first set you see was really me driving) and it was a blast.

The self-driving car is one of the projects I have been involved with over the past year. I believe this technology has the potential to dramatically improve transportation efficiency, safety, and comfort. However, even more importantly, as you can see below it can change lives.

We announced our self-driving car project in 2010 (http://goo.gl/dI6qA) with a clear goal: make driving safer, more enjoyable and more efficient.

There’s much left to design and test, but we’ve now safely completed more than 200,000 miles of computer-led driving, gathering great experiences and an overwhelming number of enthusiastic supporters.

We wanted to share one of our favorite moments from some special research we conducted. Watch this video of Steve, who joined us for a drive on a carefully programmed route to experience being behind the wheel in a whole new way. We organized this test as a technical experiment outside of our core research efforts, but we think it’s also a promising look at what this kind of technology may one day deliver for society if rigorous technical and safety standards can be met.

A version of this video with audio captions is available here: http://goo.gl/k5K9Q﻿___The self-driving car is one of the projects I have been involved with over the past year. I believe this technology has the potential to dramatically improve transportation efficiency, safety, and comfort. However, even more importantly, as you can see below it can change lives.

Edward, 72, lives by himself on an otherwise uninhabited island. His diet consists mostly of conch and fish as well as some vegetables from a small garden. Lean and muscular, he looks healthier than most people I know in their twenties.﻿

Edward, 72, lives by himself on an otherwise uninhabited island. His diet consists mostly of conch and fish as well as some vegetables from a small garden. Lean and muscular, he looks healthier than most people I know in their twenties.﻿___

In just two decades, the world wide web has transformed and democratized access to information all around the world. I am proud of the role Google has played alongside many others such as Yahoo, Wikipedia, and Twitter. Whether you are a student in an internet cafe in the developing world or a head of state of a wealthy nation, the knowledge of the world is at your fingertips.

Of course, offering these services has come with its challenges. Multiple countries have sought to suppress the flow of information to serve their own political goals. At various times notable Google websites have been blocked in China, Iran, Libya (prior to their revolution), Tunisia (also prior to revolution), and others. For our own websites and for the internet as a whole we have worked tirelessly to combat internet censorship around the world alongside governments and NGO promoting free speech.

In just two decades, the world wide web has transformed and democratized access to information all around the world. I am proud of the role Google has played alongside many others such as Yahoo, Wikipedia, and Twitter. Whether you are a student in an internet cafe in the developing world or a head of state of a wealthy nation, the knowledge of the world is at your fingertips.

Of course, offering these services has come with its challenges. Multiple countries have sought to suppress the flow of information to serve their own political goals. At various times notable Google websites have been blocked in China, Iran, Libya (prior to their revolution), Tunisia (also prior to revolution), and others. For our own websites and for the internet as a whole we have worked tirelessly to combat internet censorship around the world alongside governments and NGO promoting free speech.

Thus, imagine my astonishment when the newest threat to free speech has come from none other but the United States. Two bills currently making their way through congress -- SOPA and PIPA -- give the US government and copyright holders extraordinary powers including the ability to hijack DNS and censor search results (and this is even without so much as a proper court trial). While I support their goal of reducing copyright infringement (which I don't believe these acts would accomplish), I am shocked that our lawmakers would contemplate such measures that would put us on a par with the most oppressive nations in the world.

This is why I signed on to the following open letter with many other founders - http://dq99alanzv66m.cloudfront.net/sopa/img/12-14-letter.pdfSee also: http://americancensorship.org/ and http://engineadvocacy.org/﻿___

You might think that this is a macro shot but in fact there just are really big bugs in the south pacific (perhaps someone can identify it). This one landed on a table near me and all I had on me was a wide (35mm) lens. But I got as close as I dared, and with a little crop, here is the result.

Note this is my first try at posting from Picasa as the latest version now has native Google+ support.﻿

You might think that this is a macro shot but in fact there just are really big bugs in the south pacific (perhaps someone can identify it). This one landed on a table near me and all I had on me was a wide (35mm) lens. But I got as close as I dared, and with a little crop, here is the result.

Note this is my first try at posting from Picasa as the latest version now has native Google+ support.﻿___

Congratulations to the indoor maps group. Just a short time ago this was bleeding edge research and today it is available to millions.

Of course, this is just the start ... more places and greater accuracy to come.

Today, Google Maps is entering a new frontier: mapping the indoors. As part of this morning’s launch of Google Maps 6.0 for Android, you can use your phone to see detailed floor plans of airports, malls, large stores, and other public spaces; get a more accurate location indoors; and find your way around large buildings. The familiar ‘blue dot’ can show you where you are indoors and automatically detect what floor you’re on. And it’s all seamlessly integrated into Google Maps for Android.

To watch the overview video -- http://youtu.be/Gy-DI_bWElgTo play with a demo -- visit maps.google.com/indoorTo read the full announcement -- http://goo.gl/HdI3RTo download the update from Android Market -- http://goo.gl/EFgwH

There is still plenty to share. Check back throughout today for lots of screenshots, more videos, and more information about indoor Google Maps and Google Maps 6.0 for Android.﻿___Congratulations to the indoor maps group. Just a short time ago this was bleeding edge research and today it is available to millions.

Of course, this is just the start ... more places and greater accuracy to come.

Incredible. It was just a handful of months ago that +Vic Gundotra and I were at the office late one day talking about how to make communication on what was to become Google+ really dynamic. The discussion turned to the video conferencing technology that another team was building with a completely different product in mind.

"I bet you can just throw that into profiles with a couple of lines of javascript," I said mostly sarcastically to goad him on. Sure enough about 15 minutes later we were participating in our first hangout thanks to some amazing engineering footwork and maybe a bit more than a couple of lines.

It is amazing for me to see this feature now used for such a distinguished event as the one below between the +Dalai Lama and +Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu not to mention of course how honored we are that they are using Google+ overall.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will have a conversation with Archbishop Desmond Tutu by live video over a Hangout (Google+'s video conferencing platform) as part of the Inaugural Desmond Tutu Peace Lecture in Cape Town, South Africa, on October 8, 2011, starting at 10:30am South African time (GMT+2.00). A link to the Google+ Hangout will be available approximately 20-30 minutes before the event begins.﻿___Incredible. It was just a handful of months ago that +Vic Gundotra and I were at the office late one day talking about how to make communication on what was to become Google+ really dynamic. The discussion turned to the video conferencing technology that another team was building with a completely different product in mind.

"I bet you can just throw that into profiles with a couple of lines of javascript," I said mostly sarcastically to goad him on. Sure enough about 15 minutes later we were participating in our first hangout thanks to some amazing engineering footwork and maybe a bit more than a couple of lines.

It is amazing for me to see this feature now used for such a distinguished event as the one below between the +Dalai Lama and +Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu not to mention of course how honored we are that they are using Google+ overall.

From the earliest days of Google, whenever Larry and I sought inspiration for vision and leadership, we needed to look no farther than Cupertino. Steve, your passion for excellence is felt by anyone who has ever touched an Apple product (including the macbook I am writing this on right now). And I have witnessed it in person the few times we have met.

On behalf of all of us at Google and more broadly in technology, you will be missed very much. My condolences to family, friends, and colleagues at Apple.﻿

From the earliest days of Google, whenever Larry and I sought inspiration for vision and leadership, we needed to look no farther than Cupertino. Steve, your passion for excellence is felt by anyone who has ever touched an Apple product (including the macbook I am writing this on right now). And I have witnessed it in person the few times we have met.

On behalf of all of us at Google and more broadly in technology, you will be missed very much. My condolences to family, friends, and colleagues at Apple.﻿___

You may think I captured this image of a "dragon" in a far off land but in fact it was very close to home. Let me know where you think this is and as always I appreciate feedback on the photo. I'll update the post later today with the story.

Update: First of all, no this is not +Larry Page when he is grumpy.As many of you pointed out it is in fact a giraffe. And as a few people guessed or deduced the location is ....<drumroll>....Safari West in Santa Rosa -- safariwest.com.This was actually my second time there in a long time. We spent the night in one of their tent cabins and in the morning we took a walk among the animals. It was a bit dreary before the fog burned off (many of you guessed sf for that reason) so I was ambivalent about bothering to lug around the big 28-300 lens. In fact I wasn't very satisfied with the light as I... more »

You may think I captured this image of a "dragon" in a far off land but in fact it was very close to home. Let me know where you think this is and as always I appreciate feedback on the photo. I'll update the post later today with the story.

Update: First of all, no this is not +Larry Page when he is grumpy.As many of you pointed out it is in fact a giraffe. And as a few people guessed or deduced the location is ....<drumroll>....Safari West in Santa Rosa -- safariwest.com.This was actually my second time there in a long time. We spent the night in one of their tent cabins and in the morning we took a walk among the animals. It was a bit dreary before the fog burned off (many of you guessed sf for that reason) so I was ambivalent about bothering to lug around the big 28-300 lens. In fact I wasn't very satisfied with the light as I got some giraffe closeups. But as we headed off toward the rhinos I took one last look back, embraced the foreboding atmosphere, and caught this fortuitous pose.

Floating over the San Francisco Bay, it is hard to miss the amazing colors of the salt evaporation ponds at the southern tip. Depending on the salinity level of a particular pond, the color can vary from green to orange to red based on the ecosystem that flourishes at that concentration.

As you can probably guess, I took this shot from an airship. Since getting to know the folks over at airshipventures.com, I have had the pleasure of flying with them several times and this loop in the south bay is arguably the most scenic. I will probably give it another go when they get back to SF in October.﻿

Floating over the San Francisco Bay, it is hard to miss the amazing colors of the salt evaporation ponds at the southern tip. Depending on the salinity level of a particular pond, the color can vary from green to orange to red based on the ecosystem that flourishes at that concentration.

As you can probably guess, I took this shot from an airship. Since getting to know the folks over at airshipventures.com, I have had the pleasure of flying with them several times and this loop in the south bay is arguably the most scenic. I will probably give it another go when they get back to SF in October.﻿___

I recently found an old flash card that I had misplaced and came across this shot. We were staying at a lodge in the Okavango Delta. Our guide had phenomenal vision and spotted something stirring under a tree perhaps two miles away.

When we drove there, we found this cheetah resting in the shade. His expression and the calming background were a magical view of the world's fastest hunter.﻿

I recently found an old flash card that I had misplaced and came across this shot. We were staying at a lodge in the Okavango Delta. Our guide had phenomenal vision and spotted something stirring under a tree perhaps two miles away.

When we drove there, we found this cheetah resting in the shade. His expression and the calming background were a magical view of the world's fastest hunter.﻿___

Thanks everyone for another amazing week on G+! Here's a sampling of features and fixes we've rolled out most recently:

- You can now re-order your circles by dragging them left or right on the Circles page, and they'll stay that way across Google+. (For bonus points, try dragging one of your circles into the top half of the Circles page.) [original post: http://goo.gl/Jy4Vv]

- Webmasters can now see and test updates of the +1 button before they're launched to all users on their site [original post: http://goo.gl/70a31]

- The +1 button now renders up to 3x faster, and webmasters can make things even speedier by using the new async javascript snippet [original post: http://goo.gl/GhWGe]

- You can now choose who can start a huddle with you: Anyone, your Extended Circles, or just your Circles. To make your selection just visit Google+ settings on the desktop, or G+ settings on Android. [see attached screenshot]

- You should now see a better list of places when searching for a place to check into on G+ mobile. [original post: http://goo.gl/opvWa]

- You can now edit the names of your photo albums directly inside of Google+. Just go the Photos page, click "Your albums", choose an album, and click on the album title. [original post: http://goo.gl/gaVv8]

- You can now create new circles in-line from the "Add to Circle" menu all across G+ (including profiles, hovercards, and people suggestions). [see attached screenshot]

- And… we've created a "What's new in Google+" page that'll help keep track of these features & fixes in the future [what's new page: http://goo.gl/0fcNs]

Keep the feedback coming y'all -- we're listening, and making changes. Enjoy the weekend!﻿___Some nice updates to G+ over the past week.

As the country of Egypt was reborn earlier this year, +Wael Ghonim encouraged me to come visit. I had never been before and I had my reservations but I made the journey there a couple of months later. I discovered an amazing place at an amazing time.

I thought I would stop by the pyramids just to check them off my list but I found them incredibly awe inspiring -- their scale in space and time, the perfection of their form, and the isolation of the spaces within. I posted one photo before. Here I have attached a number of shots. The inner photos are all inside the Great Pyramid. For the outside photos, I have included some of the exposure bracketed shots in case some of you HDR whizzes want to make some magic with them (sorry no raw).

I will post more from that trip soon. Egypt is an amazing place in many ways and I certainly recommend a visit.﻿

As the country of Egypt was reborn earlier this year, +Wael Ghonim encouraged me to come visit. I had never been before and I had my reservations but I made the journey there a couple of months later. I discovered an amazing place at an amazing time.

I thought I would stop by the pyramids just to check them off my list but I found them incredibly awe inspiring -- their scale in space and time, the perfection of their form, and the isolation of the spaces within. I posted one photo before. Here I have attached a number of shots. The inner photos are all inside the Great Pyramid. For the outside photos, I have included some of the exposure bracketed shots in case some of you HDR whizzes want to make some magic with them (sorry no raw).

I will post more from that trip soon. Egypt is an amazing place in many ways and I certainly recommend a visit.﻿___